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The district reported 2025–26 unaudited actuals showing revenue of about $503 million (slightly above prior projection) and an ending fund balance of roughly $77 million; presenters flagged reserves below preferred thresholds while noting one‑time funds from the pandemic have waned and that the district will continue efforts to build reserves and manage deferred maintenance.

Public Works director said the city has about $600 million in deferred transportation and water projects; staff proposed a stepped approach with a $5 million one‑time seed, a $36 million initial program and an RFQ for a design‑build solution.

Facility staff told council deferred maintenance at the Bergland Center exceeds roughly $31 million, identifying failing boilers, obsolete fire-alarm systems and 28 original air-handling units (replacement estimate ~$9M) as mission-critical items that could disrupt events and impair the center's role as an emergency shelter.

Riverside Unified’s board approved a draft long-range facilities plan intended to guide capital and CTE investment and unanimously authorized a change order to repair a high-school gym floor after staff reported unforeseen subfloor damage and a $19,200 repair cost. Facilities staff presented numerous completed and planned projects and said the site

HCPSS staff told a joint Board of Education and County Council meeting that a consultant-led facilities condition and program-sufficiency review, including CPTED assessments, will inform an approximately $89 million FY27 capital proposal while the district faces an estimated $194 million deferred-maintenance backlog.

Council President Natalie Fanny Gonzales said a task force will recommend reforms—revising development impact taxes, creating special taxing districts and assessing alternate local revenues—to address deferred maintenance and future projects; staff will review recommendations before committee and full council votes.

Staff said operations teams are analyzing facility conditions, deferred maintenance and seismic issues alongside academic programming; some K–5 buildings have functional capacity for a 360-student threshold but K‑8 and unique sites vary.

The Capital Planning & Budget Committee recommended a 2027‑29 capital request just over $2 billion and a six‑year plan covering about $6 billion in projects, emphasizing deferred maintenance and facility renewal; the board voted to approve the recommendation.

Public works staff told commissioners the city's deferred pavement backlog leaves about 27% of streets below acceptable PCI and estimated $32–36 million annually for the next decade would be needed to raise average network PCI toward 65.

Finance staff reported May results showing strong local tax revenue (sales tax up by about $500,000 year‑over‑year), general fund expenditures tracking near budget, and large deferred‑maintenance projects underway; council requested follow‑up summaries and ARPA reconciliation details.

Staff presented a condensed strategic plan (20262031) with four objectives and measurable key results, including a target to reduce deferred maintenance by $1.5 billion in five years and to raise facility utilization to 80%; several board members said that target undershoots the districts $3.7B five-year deferred-maintenance need and pressed for clearer rules on property leasing and transparent reinvestment to affected communities.

Parks Director Christina White told the Efficiency Committee that a $73 million reduction to the department’s capital program and other budget constraints leave about $550 million in deferred maintenance; she described cost‑saving innovations and asked commissioners to prioritize safety‑critical repairs.

Committee was reminded that the city has about $550,000 in 2027 cash for non-street capital, that street work is typically funded by borrowing, and that rising construction and equipment costs are making deferred maintenance more expensive.

Board approved transferring $2,778,333 from Fund 10 to Fund 46 to move property-sale proceeds into the capital fund and adopted the 2026–27 capital projects after a presentation that reported roughly $41,000,398 in deferred-maintenance needs across the 10-year plan.

GSA Administrator Ed Forrest told a House subcommittee that deferred maintenance across federal real estate is enormous and that GSA needs greater access to funds and higher prospectus thresholds to move repairs and disposals faster; he urged Congress to back a "Project 410" mindset to cut procurement timelines.

City staff presented a deferred‑maintenance package for the joint public works facility estimated at $2.4 million, with MnDOT's share about $880,000 and the city’s share roughly $1.52 million; council agreed to start design work so HVAC equipment can be ordered (lead time ~22 weeks).

Regents approved the consent report authorizing capital budget amendments to operationalize a multi‑year capital investment initiative (initial $150 million authorization in recurring debt service allocation) and confirmed appointments including Erin Sexton for government relations and Dr. Michael Rodriguez as Morris chancellor.

Representative Hill secured committee passage of SB248 to direct proceeds from select Department of Tourism land sales into a guarded fund dedicated to deferred maintenance at the state’s 37 parks; members pressed for oversight and raised questions about the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) and targeting proceeds to specific parks.

Senate Bill 248 creates a real‑property proceeds revolving fund to direct proceeds from Department of Tourism property sales into state parks maintenance and capital improvements; the measure passed after extended questioning about oversight and whether agencies could use proceeds to buy additional property.

District staff told trustees that switching from CostLab to VFA capital‑planning software increased the district’s reported Facility Condition Index and replacement value, producing a larger deferred‑maintenance total and prompting staff to recommend revising board reporting and language in policy 2.5.0.2.